Too Much Too Soon!?: Rhye, U.T.R.B., Mahalia & Connor Maynard.

I haven't been able to get Ben Howard - Depth Over Distance out of my head since I saw him at Shepherds Bush Empire last week. Beautiful B Side to the Keep Your Head Up single...anyway, new music for you all...

U.T.R.B. - Pressure

Newly signed to the Push & Run label ( @pushandrun_uk ) - and I couldn't stop playing this last Thursday. Everyone I played it to seemed to love it too. Always a good sign! There is also a Free Download of this track going at the moment, so get it whilst you can...

Rhye - Open

Excellent video and excellent tune. Thanks to @spink5y for this one - good find...

Connor Maynard - Cant Say No

Kids going to be massive. End of. This is the first release from Parlophone's highly anticipated young English R'N'B star Connor Maynard. Check the lyric video above. @sirjonmills was on this one first...

The Scarletz - EON

Thoughts on the above? I thought it was worth a mention of some sort...

Mahalia - Mardy Bum

Brilliant effort from this 13 year old who I saw in Camden a few weeks ago - very impressive cover of the classic Arctic Monkeys song. Also have a look at her own track Let The World See The Light. Follow her @MahaliaMusic

Male Singer-Songwriters are back...

A favorite topic/genre of mine and there are several who are floating my boat at the moment...Ed Sheeran has been getting a fair bit of airplay on here recently, but there are a lot more coming out of the UK at the moment...


First up is Marcus Foster who is a recent(ish) signing to Geffen/Polydor/Universal who fits nicely into the current Mumford/Fleet Foxes vibe that swept the country over the last 12-18 months. He has some massive hits up his sleeve and a voice to be enviable of - certainly has a bright future. Keep an ear out for his tune, 'I Was Broken'.


Next, is another major label and Universal/Island signing Ben Howard who spent a long time building a fan base amongst the British surfing community before getting his deal. Having seen him live recently and having only really heard the tune 'Old Pines' before (very good track - see the beautifully shot video below) he comes across as a really sound person; his general look and demeanor make me feel as if Id like to be his mate. I guess he isn't too dissimilar to a British Jack Johnson.

If you haven't heard the name Frank Hamilton previously - you will do (again) in the next 6-12 months, guaranteed! An extremely talented lyricist and song-writer who has been played twice in a row on Radio 2 by Chris Evans before, has co-written a Top 3 hit in Holland and continues to sell (quite a few copies of) his debut EP entitled, You, Your Cat & Me he released a few years ago! He recently posted an acoustic version of a new track called 'Had Enough' from Barn On The Farm Festival - check it below! Amazing!

Finally, big mentions to Benjamin Francis-Leftwich and Josh Bray who have both had albums out this year that you should check out!

Finally, R.I.P. Amy Winehouse (1983-2011).